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Noted Bengali actress of yesteryear Anjana Bhowmik (79), who received critics’ accolades for her portrayal of ‘Sujata Mitra’ in the 1968 hit film ‘Chowringhee’, passed away at a hospital in Kolkata on Saturday. She is survived by her two daughters – Nilanjana Sengupta and Chandana Sharma. Nilanjana is married to popular actor Jisshu Sengupta.

The family members of the actress told mediapersons that Bhowmik was admitted to a city hospital for some time now owing to age-related ailments.

Many critics feel that despite her acting talent, Bhowmik was unable to reach the height of popularity she deserved because of the presence of other prominent actresses during her time, namely Suchitra Sen, Sabitri Chattopadhyay and Supriya Devi.

However, in the cinemas where she appeared in lead roles, she won the hearts of the viewers and drew accolades from the critics because of her natural acting talent.

Apart from ‘Chowringhee’, other films with Bhowmik in...

There are many theories behind the suicidal nature of human beings and among those one of the most popular and well accepted is of American psychiatrist Karl Menninger’s theory, where he has explained three mental stages: the wish to be killed (guilt), the wish to kill (revenge), and the wish to die (hopelessness). Srijit Mukherji deals with the “wish to die” or the hopelessness syndrome in “Hemlock Society,” in an analytical style and ends up with a masterpiece, which portrays the emotional quotients of human and questions the impact of modern – urban lifestyle on our mind aligning with the Surrealist theory of Andre Breton (Black comedy).

Meghna (Koel Mallick) is tired with life. She has been ditched by her fourteen year long relationship with her fiancée. She doesn’t enjoy the company of her step-mother and misses her deceased mother and her childhood days. The days...

One of the finest actresses of the Bengali screen turns a year younger today. Sabitri Chatterjee, whose career spans 60 years, is among the rare gems of Bengali cinema who keeps an equally busy schedule now. The actress, who plays the matriarch of a family in megaserial Kusum Dola, has recently been signed up for a role in Jibon Khatar Proti Pataye with Soumitra Chatterjee. Though she usually shoots from 11 am till 11 pm, the actress took a break on Wednesday. “No, I will not be shooting today. I chose to take a day off and be with my sister. It’s mostly family time,” said Chatterjee, who was recently honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at Jio Filmfare Awards (East) 2018. Here’s wishing the actress years and years of happiness ahead.

New Delhi, Jan 25: Bengali film icons Supriya Devi and Sabitri Chatterjee, Bollywood's "Ooh la la" girl Vidya Balan, veteran actor Paresh Rawal, filmmaker Santosh Sivan, animation veteran Ram Mohan and writer Sooni Taraporevala have been named for the Padma Shri awards announced on the eve of the 65th Republic Day.

Vidya has come a long way from being a bespectacled character on TV show "Hum Paanch" to being a National award-winning actress and defying her fashion critics time and again with her acting skills. A versatile talent, she has delivered impeccable and power-packed performances in films like "The Dirty Picture" and "Kahaani".

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Kolkata, Nov 10: Cinema greats Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Mithun Chakraborty and Kamal Haasan dazzled as they came together at the 19th Kolkata International Film Festival (Kiff) at the Netaji Indoor Stadium here Sunday.

Joining them was also West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the curtain-raising event for the festival.

Bengali filmmaker Sandip Ray, veteran actresses Sabitri Chatterjee and Supriya Devi, and actor Dipankar De joined the film stars from Bollywood and the state chief minister in the ceremonial lamp lighting ceremony at the second-oldest film festival in the country.

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Kolkata, Nov 10: Gems of Indian cinema Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Mithun Chakraborty and Kamal Haasan came together Sunday with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to inaugurate the 19th Kolkata International Film Festival (Kiff) here.

Big B, Jaya, Haasan, Mithu and Shah Rukh led the ceremonial lamp lighting and veterans from Bengali cinema, including actor and guest of honour Prosenjit Chatterjee, followed suit at the Netaji Indoor Stadium.

Distinguished guests, including filmmaker Sandip Ray, Bengali film actress Sabitri Chatterjee and Supriya Devi, Dipankar Dey and music director Dwijen.

.Not a patch on the old film. is likely to be the common response to most remakes, perhaps without too much thought going into the opinion. But what sets the new adaptation of the 1980 classic .Ogo Bodhu Sundori. apart is its tenacious adherence to the original theme. The plot digresses a bit to accommodate a few twists and turns adding an extra zing to the storyline. The Original Soundtrack of the evergreen classic in its new avatar was launched today in the presence of Mr. Sourav Ganguly, former Indian cricket captain.Directed by Sunando Mitra and produced jointly by D Silva Production, Rose Valley Films and Brand Value Communications, the album was launched under the banner of Inreco. The film introduces Babul Supriyo, the eminent singer, in his first full-fledged lead alongwith Sreelekha Mitra, Monami Ghosh, Arnab Banerjee, Sabitri Chatterjee, Haradhan Bandopadhyay, Kharaj Mukherjee and others. The laugh riot that...